The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) on Monday transferred an additional 1,500 Bitcoin, valued at nearly $95 million, to multiple crypto exchanges, including Bitstamp, Coinbase, and Kraken.  JUST IN: 🇩🇪 German Government sends another 1,500 #Bitcoin worth $95 million to exchanges 👀 pic.twitter.com/AZqs0UFWei — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) July 1, 2024 This follows a series […]

If you haven’t been around too long, it’s hard to fully appreciate how quickly narratives can shift in this industry, especially when playing catch-up. Fads grow old, memes become tired. It’s fair to say that this year’s seasonal craze is currently feeling the pressure of Bitcoin’s fading momentum. While it could be easy to write

Bitcoin’s secondary layers are often overlooked despite their undoubted potential to enhance Bitcoin’s potential for even more advanced functionality. Much of the focus is directed at the Lightning Network and its ability to handle microtransactions at high speeds. However, the secondary layers (or layer 2) can effectively handle smart contracts, leverage cryptographic techniques for advanced

Rebar Labs, a team of seasoned veterans from the cryptocurrency industry, is bringing their expertise to Bitcoin to tackle the emerging challenges posed by on-chain Maximal Extractable Value (MEV). The company has successfully raised $2.9 million in seed funding, led by 6th Man Ventures, with participation from ParaFi Capital, Arca, Moonrock Capital, and UTXO Management.

Coinbase has filed lawsuits against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), accusing the agencies of trying to cripple the crypto industry. BREAKING: 🇺🇸 COINBASE IS SUING THE SEC, ALLEGING REGULATORS ARE TRYING TO CRIPPLE THE CRYPTO INDUSTRY. pic.twitter.com/bD1B1Vny1r — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) June 27, 2024 The lawsuits, filed

On June 26th, the US government sent 3,940 Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, Coinbase’s institutional trading platform. Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence flagged the transaction. JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US Government sends 3,940 #Bitcoin worth $241 million to Coinbase 👀 pic.twitter.com/m14HpdeJ0s — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) June 26, 2024 The transferred Bitcoin was originally confiscated from convicted drug

Countless lives were changed on October 7th, 2023, and Yusef Mahmoud’s was no different. Even before the war, the Palestinian taxi driver couldn’t stand being a passive observer of unemployment and hunger, both prevalent in Gaza’s everyday life. In 2022 and early 2023, Dollars-and-decades-reverse#:~:text=Gaza%20is%20becoming%20uninhabitable&text=Two%20thirds%20of%20the%20population,further%20worsening%20poverty%20and%20unemployment.”>more than two million Gazans lacked access to clean water and an

An anonymous Bitcoin donor has paid over $500,000 in BTC to cover WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s expenses for his flight home to Australia. Assange is now a free man after pleading guilty in a US court under a deal ending his 14-year legal battle. JUST IN: #Bitcoin pioneer and freedom fighter Julian Assange has landed in

Courtesy of Bitcoin magazine, Trump (left) with Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey (right) Ever since Donald Trump became more vocal in support of Bitcoin heading into this year’s Presidential campaign, I’ve been sitting with a wide range of emotions and concerns. Outside of Bitcoin, as a left-leaning voter and vocal critic of Donald Trump, I

The German government has transferred millions in seized Bitcoin to major Bitcoin and crypto exchanges Kraken and Coinbase, according to blockchain analysis firm Arkham. The transfers originated from a wallet connected to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). In 2013, the BKA seized almost 50,000 Bitcoin, from a film piracy website. On Tuesday, the